17:00 – 20:00 Cocktail Function

“I believe profoundly that if you want to create five million
jobs in South Africa by 2020, you have to create one million new enterprises. The whole debate should therefore be
‘how can we create the environment and the space for one
million new enterprises to be created?’” Clem Sunter.
SMME OPPORTUNITY ROADSHOW PROGRAMME
Programme Director: Ashraf Garda, Radio Presenter, SAFM
07:30 Registration and Exhibition Viewing
09: 00 – 11:00 First Plenary Keynote Address
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Vusi Thembekwayo, Motivational Speaker
Ethel Nyembe, Head of Small Enterprise, Standard Bank
Gerswynn Mckuur, National Project Manager, Global Cleantech
Noluthando Tutani, Project Manager, MEDO
Adv. Leslie Sedibe, CEO, Proudly SA
Sakhumzi Maqubela, Owner & Founder, Sakhumzi Restaurant
11:00 – 11:30 Tea and Exhibition Viewing
11:30 – 12:30 Standard Bank Master Class
“How to become credit ready”
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Wilfred Mbuvha, Head of Credit Risk, Standard Bank
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch and Exhibition Viewing
13:30 – 14:30 Ekurhuleni Master Class
14:30 – 14:45 Break
14:45 – 15:45 H
uman Resources, Accounting and Sales & Marketing Master Class
“Improved productivity and efficiency, with people resource planning”
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Paul Schonborn, Sales & Marketing Director, PRP Solutions
“The fundmentals of sustaining and growing your SMME”
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Bridgitte Kriel, Project Director, SAICA
“Impactful marketing and Sales, starts with knowing your customer and meeting their needs”
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Nokwazi Mzobe, Founder, Matoyana Business Solutions
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Siphiwe Moyo, CEO, Paradigm People Solutiions
15:45 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 17:00 Information Technology Master Class
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Fredell Jacobs, Enterprise & Skills Development General Manager, The Innovation Hub
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Pierre Marais, Executive: Small & Medium Business Services, Telkom
17:00 – 20:00 Cocktail Function